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1st time Charter Tony Litvak at 12:16pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1208 Mates,I've been nominated by my family to get details on a bareboat charter in the Caribbean. W
Redoing counter and cabinets David ONeill at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2425 I was thinking about replacing the counter in the Oday 22 I just bought. The boat was in so so shap
Lake Lanier, GA Benny at 12:14pm 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1873 We have a couple of boats ranging from an H-320 to a San Juan 21. One of our favorites is a Starwin
mast raising J. Barrett at 12:08pm 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1162 I know that the topic of mast raising kits brings comments from both sides. As I have a blown knee f
New England Sailers... What to do? Eric at 12:05pm 10.19.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/839 So what are people planning to do? The CT River is still flooded and strong currents and debris are
christmas lights Tony Thomas at 11:21am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 3/990 I want to put some Christmas lights on my boat. Has anyone used LED? Where can I find 12 volt Christ
Source to buy a gudgeons Rich L at 11:04am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/803 The 2 identical black plastic parts to which the the clevis pins of the rudder attach on a Hunter 26
looking for good diesel resource Ron at 10:39am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 6/998 After 2 months with the new C-30 its time to haul for the winter. looking for a good resource book
Hunter Construction Larry Long at 9:59am 10.19.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 Check out page 56 of the November 2005 issue of SAIL Magazine. There is a 4-page spread on Hunter c
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:53am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 2/3966 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Sovereign 28 - Need opinions Bill2980 at 9:52am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 0/939 I'm not an owner, but I'm looking for a larger boat. The Sovereign 28, I've seen some pictures, has
Keel reluctant to swing under weigh Jim parrott at 9:17am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1046 The keel on my 26X seems to function properly (up and down)while not in motion ie: at the slip etc.
170 upper deck and cock pit cracks Gerald Syster at 8:33am 10.19.05 Day Sailers 10/2412 Can someone give me advise about the multiple surface cracks that have appeared when I removed the b
Who doesn't want to go fast? Don Guillette at 8:05am 10.19.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/3194 Every cruising sailor I know wants to go fast. Fast is a relative term in sailing. In other words, 6
6 Cylinder VW Diesels Pathfinder, Pirhana Chuck483 at 7:20am 10.19.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1181 Does anyone have one of these engines in their vessel?
RUSTPROOF a MAC-X Trailer...anyone tried this YET Louis Holub at 7:10am 10.19.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1631 I installed "spray in" bedliner in my NEW Ford PU. Friends have done the same with awesome success a
Buying an Ericson 29' 1970. Any experiences OKS at 6:35am 10.19.05 Other Sailboats 16/8151 I am considering the purchase of an Ericson 29' Sloop, 1970 model year. A couple of questions are, d
1990 Catalina 30 question - stern Cathy at 6:34am 10.19.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4022 I've been looking at Catlina 30s for my next boat ' am somewhat confused as the when Catalina moved
Toerail addition Brad at 6:19am 10.19.05 Bigger Boats 1/1082 Has anyone seen or known of someone who has added toerail to a 272? I have a 1986 boat and wondered
new Hunter 31 Rick at 6:14am 10.19.05 Mid-Size Boats 25/3685 looking for any reviews on the new Hunter 31. I currently have a 260 and was thinking of trading up

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Retrieve lost end of topping lift? dmax at 7:04am 05.21.21 I just rebuilt my boom (it's an Isomat, yours should be too). Internally mine contained two reefing
Looking for cabinet and door latches for '97 Beneteau Oceanis 381 sail sfbay at 7:03am 05.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Can you please photos of what you are looking to replace since there are so
Need a clean SS cut JamesG161 at 7:02am 05.21.21 Notice the spelling of "refrigeration" at the bottom Your family will be unhappy when you store th
Bleeding air from fuel system Universal 5411 (2) shank at 6:57am 05.21.21 Thanks for the response. Think this is the right one based on the diagram from the 5411 manual?
Portable charger options Rodd at 6:48am 05.21.21 Thanks Maine!
Need a clean SS cut Ron20324 at 6:42am 05.21.21 Had to share this one last thing. I received my new SS tubing cutter from Amazon. It looks very wel
Hunter 326 RNC725 at 6:36am 05.21.21
New to Catalina 18 lestersails at 6:26am 05.21.21 If anyone is from the area, what do you think about a wing keel in the Chesapeake? I was looking for
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:12am 05.21.21
How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? MikeHoncho at 6:07am 05.21.21 Make plates out of starboard, one for the whole fixture. This will give you more than enough surface
Swing keel Mac 25 (1) GSmith116 at 6:05am 05.21.21 Was just inspecting my keel pivot bolt (push keel to one side of the well and use an inspection mirr
Need a clean SS cut (1) Justin_NSA at 5:41am 05.21.21 Had to share this one last thing. I received my new SS tubing cutter from Amazon. It looks very well
Portable charger options Maine Sail at 5:32am 05.21.21 hey Rodd- Do you carry the Victron IP65s model? Seems it superceded the IP65. Is there any major
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? Parsons at 5:28am 05.21.21 I'm with @shemandr - remove one bolt at the gooseneck, go to a outdoor staircase, make the boom vert
Bleeding air from fuel system Universal 5411 Capt jgw at 5:23am 05.21.21 I never used that screw on my 5411, I used the bleed screw on the injection pump. On the fitting whe
Housing market tfox2069 at 5:15am 05.21.21 Same situation in Northern Virginia and the entire DC Metro and surrounding area. We've seen our ho
Retrieve lost end of topping lift? shemandr at 5:06am 05.21.21 I wouldn't spend a lot of time trying to retrieve it. I had a Selden boom but I'm not envisioning
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? jssailem at 4:47am 05.21.21 Mother Nature can be cruel if you give her a chance. Hope you can get her back together before the s
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 Tom Cordero at 4:33am 05.21.21
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? SeaTR at 4:26am 05.21.21 Seriously, with over 500 listed owners of 1980's H22 on this forum ... no one is piping up? Granted,

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